ctrlSetText

1.5

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Description

Description:

Set the text of a control of the currently active user dialog or display. This command can be used for: static texts, buttons, edit lines and active texts as well as for images, where you can use it to set the image path. Read Arma: GUI Configuration for more information about user dialogs and controls.

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ctrlSetText [idc, text] syntax does not support CT_SHORTCUTBUTTON, but the alternative syntax control ctrlSetText text does.

Groups:

GUI Control

Syntax

Syntax:

ctrlSetText [idc, text]

Parameters:

[idc, text]: Array

idc: Number - control ID

text: String - text or image path, depending on the control type

Return Value:

Nothing

Alternative Syntax

Syntax:

control ctrlSetText text

Parameters:

control: Control

text: String

Return Value:

Nothing

Examples

Example 1:

ctrlSetText [100, "Hello world"]; // for Dialogs

Example 2:

_control ctrlSetText "Hello world."; // for Displays

Additional Information

See also:

ctrlText ctrlTextSelection ctrlSetTextSelection

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